JAIPUR: Moderate to heavy rainfall throughout Monday in Jaipur created trouble for commuters and public. It once again exposed the lofty claims made by the civic authorities on the drainage system which led to inundated roads. A cyclist was killed after a tree fell on him in Chaura Rasta area.
Torrential showers were witnessed in the morning across the city. In the afternoon the sky cleared for some time. However, in the evening heavy rainfall was witnessed once again in the city. “Rainfall of nearly 66mm was received in the Pink City,” said an officer with the Jaipur Met office.
In the morning, many people on their way to their offices had a troublesome time to reach their workplace. “It took me 90 minutes from Sodala to reach my office at Jawahar Circle,” said Manish Sharma who works in an automobile company.
Areas including Brahmapuri, Badi Chaupar, Ramganj, Choti Chaupar and Chandpole in the Walled City witnessed heavy inundated roads and streets. Many vehicles were stuck amidst heavy flow of water.
Roads at Statue Circle, Tonk Road, Malviya Nagar, Gopalpura Bypass, Sawai Jai Singh Highway, Bani Park, Shastri Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Bees Dukan and some parts of Goner Road were also not spared by the gushing water. Some of the low-lying areas including Jawahar Nagar Kachchi Basti and Bhatta Basti witnessed water-logging. People were forced to use buckets to flush out water that entered their rooms.
In the past one week Jaipur has received an average rainfall of nearly 180mm despite the fact that initial 44 days after the onset of monsoon were dry for the city. Heavy rainfall was also witnessed in the Jaipur district including Dudu, Bassi, Chomu, Govindpura, Bagru and Kho Nagorian.
In its forecast Jaipur Met office has issued warning of heavy rainfall for the city in the next 24 hours.
